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Politics · British Columbia
Lorne Doerkson's party leads a preliminary majority, and he has put pipelines at the top of his to-do list. The federal schedule and a tanker-ban deal signed with his predecessor are the open questions.
At a Kansas rally, Trump said he would drop restrictions on Bombardier. The reversal came 15 days before the U.S. midterm elections.
Two small errors in one open-source codebase threatened the security of over half a billion websites this past week.
A New Jersey importer alleges the 50 per cent duties on Canadian goods break a 1930 law. U.S. and Canadian traders await U.S. court ruling.
From Nov. 3, Feds will restore Express Entry points for high-wage job offers, while removing labour market assessment requirements. The move may just be an early Christmas gift for fraudsters.
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Economics
In 2026, Canada will spend more on servicing its debt than it does on healthcare. Yields are rising, and every federal target since 2024 has slipped. We may not be in crisis now, but the future is less optimistic.
PoliticsIndigenous rights
Coastal GasLink signed agreements with all 20 elected bands on its route, but on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory that does not settle who holds title. Ottawa and Victoria should answer the question the Supreme Court left open in 1997.
International Affairs
Canada’s title to the Arctic is sound in law, but law is tested where the state is thin. Macdonald bound the country with a railway; Canada must hold the North with runways, a port, and patrols.
Four sections, four pen names. Argument from the centre-right.
Lorne Doerkson's party leads a preliminary majority, and he has put pipelines at the top of his to-do list. The federal schedule and a tanker-ban deal signed with his predecessor are the open questions.
Ottawa's own anchors let the deficit look tame while cash borrowing climbs. The budget is a chance to show the whole debt picture.
Four in five Canadians back talks on a new tie to the European Union, yet nobody has said what it would contain. Ottawa should put its terms before the Commons first.
At a Kansas rally, Trump said he would drop restrictions on Bombardier. The reversal came 15 days before the U.S. midterm elections.
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